Walk Summary
First of 5 P600's Mick and I would do together over the next six days.
Originally meeting Mick on Puig Campana last May we have kept in touch and met today at Carrefour, Tarragona we drove straight here with the idea we would avoid the tourist path from Monestir de Montserrat by taking the more direct and of course more difficult route directly up Torrent de Santa Maria topping out slightly west of Ermita de Sant Jeroni.
Parking up at the side of the road I have to say I did not fancy it but went along with Mick to park his car in the Monestir de Montserrat car park to give us the most likely option of descending via the tourist route to the Monestir.
Returning in my van to the base of Torrent de Santa Maria I kept reminding myself of the mantra "...if one of us does not fancy it then neither of us do it". I use this to avoid me talking my walking buddy in to doing something daft. Turns out it worked the other way round.
So abandoning this route I decide to save myself €5 and park in layby near Sant Jaume el Blanc. Heading up the road to Monestir de Montserrat there was a distinct lack of signage to find the path up Sant Jeroni. Signs seemed more geared to the architecture, hotel and funicular railway which could save a fair amount of ascent but in my mind not the best option.
Having found the path it was a straight forward albeit steep ascent up the obvious path which, particularly at the beginning, had lots of concrete steps.
Walk Statistics
Walk Date - 28 January 2019
Walkers - Steve Smith, Mick Graylen
Walkers - Steve Smith, Mick Graylen
Accommodation - Camping Santa Elena, Mutriku
Start Point - Layby near Sant Jaume el Blanc (41.60200°N, 1.83187°E)
Start Time - 13:41
Finish Point - Layby near Sant Jaume el Blanc (41.60200°N, 1.83187°E)
Finish Time- 17:37
Total Duration - 3hrs 56mins
Overall Average pace - 1.72mph
Total Distance Walked - 6.77 miles
Total Height Ascended -673.00metres
Overall Average pace - 1.72mph
Total Distance Walked - 6.77 miles
Total Height Ascended -673.00metres
Peaks visited
Spain/Portugal 600m Prominence Peaks (168S - 185S&P - 2165E)
Sant Jeroni (42S - 43S&P - 72E)
Spain/Portugal 300m - 599m Prominence Peaks (1000+)
NONE
Spain/Portugal 150m - 299m Prominence Peaks (3000+)
NONE
Spain Autonomous Community High Points (19)
NONE
Spain Province High Points (52)
NONE
S: Spain
P: Portugal
E:Europe
P: Portugal
E:Europe
2019
January
14th The Seven NW French Department High Points of the Brest Peninsular
17th Ernio
18th Erlo
23rd Tossal de la Baltasana
24th Sierra de Montsià
24th Sierra de Montsià
27th La Creu de Santos
30th Mattagalls
31th Serrat Negra
31th Serrat Negra
February
01st Tossa d'Alp
03rd Cap de Gallina Pelada
05th Penyal d'Ifach
06th Sierra d'Olta
09th Cerro de la Selva & Morrón del Rivazuelo
06th Sierra d'Olta
09th Cerro de la Selva & Morrón del Rivazuelo
17th Sierra de Lujar
18th Cerro de Santa Lucía
20th Maroma
Map of route to follow
More Photographs
Full set of captioned photos providing journal and description of key parts of ascent, descent and summit photographs.
Route map, Statistics and other route info to follow.
Route map, Statistics and other route info to follow.
Radio tower and 1205m spot height from Sant Jeroni summit. Amazing peaks in the Parque Natural de la Muntanya de Montserrat Click on photograph to view slide-show |